Maryland Senate Bill 628 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-09 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Making it a civil rather than a criminal offense to consume an alcoholic beverage in public under certain circumstances or to possess an alcoholic beverage in an open container under certain circumstances; requiring certain offenders to be issued a citation under certain circumstances; providing a certain maximum fine of $100; providing that a person may prepay a citation issued for a violation under a certain provision of the Act; making certain conduct relating to betting, wagering, or gambling a civil offense; etc.

Criminal Law – Alcohol Offenses and Gaming – Civil Offenses

Sen. William Smith [D]

Sen. Joanne Benson [D]

2018-03-08 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-1) (Y: 46 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-09	House	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
2018-03-29	House	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters and Ways and Means)
2018-03-21	House	Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
2018-03-21	House	Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
2018-03-09	House	First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means
2018-03-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-1)
2018-03-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2018-03-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {118277/1 Report Adopted
2018-03-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2018-02-20	Senate	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-02-01	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0628?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0628f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0628t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0628_11827701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0008/sb0628.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0628_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/0461.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0628_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/sb0628_w&m.pdf